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Riverview Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
527th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 49% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Riverview Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 445 students in the Wausau School District in Wausau, Wisconsin, placing it in the middle of the pack among the city's elementary schools.

Riverview's 2025–26 school rank is 527th of 1,039 statewide (49th percentile, 2 stars), which is above the district average but below the top Wausau elementaries. Within the district it ranks 4th of 9 ranked elementary schools, behind Rib Mountain Elementary, Stettin Elementary, and Wausau Area Montessori Charter School, and ahead of Maine Elementary, Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Franklin Elementary, John Marshall Elementary, and G D Jones Elementary. The school rebounded from the 32nd percentile in 2024–25 to the 49th percentile in 2025–26, still below its 70th-percentile high in 2017–18. Chronic absenteeism is a clear strength at 9.6%, well below the district's 15.2% and the state's 17.3%, and among the lowest of nearby schools. Per-student spending is $13,521 with a 16.3:1 student-teacher ratio — more than Stettin and Montessori, but less than most other nearby schools.

Academically, Riverview is split by grade level. Fourth and fifth grades perform well: 4th-grade ELA (61.25%), 5th-grade ELA (57.47%), 5th-grade math (62.07%), 4th-grade science (60.00%), and 4th-grade social studies (68.75%) all exceed district and state averages. Third grade is the concern — 3rd-grade math is 33.85%, well below the district's 47.49% and the state's 54.75%, and 3rd-grade ELA (43.08%) also trails both. The school's effectiveness with low-income students rose to the 69th percentile and with special education students to the 78th percentile in 2025–26, both major gains that stand out given its 44.27% free/reduced lunch rate. Overall, Riverview is an improving, mid-tier school whose main opportunity is closing the early-grade gap.

445
Students ?
16.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,521
Per pupil spending ?
44.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
88%
Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)
 4303 Troy St
       Wausau, WI  54403-2200

(715) 261-0030

District: Wausau School District


Students who attend Riverview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Horace Mann Middle
High:    East High
Racial breakdown:

White:
71.0%
Asian:
16.6%
Two or more races:
6.1%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2025 → 49th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 49th (2026) from a 32nd-percentile low (2025)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school55%
District avg51%
Wisconsin avg55%
527th of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 49%▼ down 12 pts since 2016
From top 39% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 10Elementary Schools in the Wausau School District
241st of 432Wausau School District among Wisconsin districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202655.3527 of 103949.3%★★☆☆☆
202541.1713 of 104431.7%★★☆☆☆
202441.8710 of 106133.1%★★☆☆☆
202345.7653 of 106738.8%★★☆☆☆
202256.0507 of 106752.5%★★★☆☆
202154.2520 of 105050.5%★★★☆☆
201965.9345 of 103766.7%★★★☆☆
201868.6303 of 102570.4%★★★★☆
201750.3585 of 107145.4%★★☆☆☆
201661.6414 of 107561.5%★★★☆☆
201556.5540 of 107649.8%★★★☆☆
201473.0218 of 106179.5%★★★★☆
201358.4458 of 105356.5%★★★☆☆
201249.6698 of 104533.2%★★☆☆☆
201153.1614 of 104641.3%★★☆☆☆
201066.6352 of 104566.3%★★★☆☆
200960.0478 of 103053.6%★★★☆☆
200848.2668 of 102134.6%★★☆☆☆
200756.2387 of 68943.8%★★☆☆☆
200647.2479 of 71232.7%★★☆☆☆
200465.8244 of 63361.5%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202633.479 of 12134.7%★★☆☆☆
202536.069 of 11640.5%★★☆☆☆
202422.799 of 12319.5%★☆☆☆☆
202314.4109 of 1166.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202130.261 of 10642.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202122.5212 of 2224.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201947.9124 of 27554.9%★★★☆☆
201876.342 of 28785.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202653.2514 of 98647.9%★★☆☆☆
202544.0651 of 100135.0%★★☆☆☆
202445.0655 of 101135.2%★★☆☆☆
202349.2572 of 101043.4%★★☆☆☆
202254.8488 of 101752.0%★★★☆☆
202156.7453 of 100454.9%★★★☆☆
201968.0298 of 100270.3%★★★★☆
201865.2343 of 99765.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202662.0267 of 84868.5%★★★☆☆
202539.3577 of 87033.7%★★☆☆☆
202425.3711 of 86617.9%★☆☆☆☆
202330.8675 of 87122.5%★☆☆☆☆
202259.1312 of 85963.7%★★★☆☆
202158.3296 of 84765.1%★★★☆☆
201941.7541 of 87438.1%★★☆☆☆
201856.9321 of 85462.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202655.9483 of 98951.2%★★★☆☆
202538.4687 of 100031.3%★★☆☆☆
202439.8680 of 101232.8%★★☆☆☆
202343.6644 of 101136.3%★★☆☆☆
202256.7459 of 101754.9%★★★☆☆
202151.2549 of 100345.3%★★☆☆☆
201961.0397 of 100260.4%★★★☆☆
201869.5282 of 99771.7%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202669.5174 of 79178.0%★★★★☆
202564.2218 of 80272.8%★★★★☆
202446.4399 of 79049.5%★★☆☆☆
202351.0333 of 77056.8%★★★☆☆
202251.7309 of 74858.7%★★★☆☆
202153.7289 of 74661.3%★★★☆☆
201971.8130 of 74282.5%★★★★☆
201870.4129 of 72182.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202642.9432 of 69738.0%★★☆☆☆
202529.6559 of 71822.1%★☆☆☆☆
202431.2549 of 72724.5%★☆☆☆☆
202336.7515 of 71528.0%★☆☆☆☆
202250.1376 of 70446.6%★★☆☆☆
202151.3348 of 69950.2%★★★☆☆
201962.1262 of 71863.5%★★★☆☆
201867.2193 of 68671.9%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2026)78th percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+19 vs school
Male (2026)51st percentile~ school
Female (2026)48th percentile~ school
White (2026)38th percentile-11 vs school
Asian (2026)35th percentile-15 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)5th percentile-46 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies69%+3 vs state
Science60%+7 vs state
English Language Arts55%~ state avg
Mathematics50%-3 vs state

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Riverview Elementary ranks 527th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Riverview Elementary are 71% White, 17% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Riverview Elementary.

Students who attend Riverview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horace Mann Middle
High : East High

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Latest Wisconsin data All new data »
2018–19 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 20, 2026
2016–17 through 2017–18 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 ACT & Forward Exam scoresOct 1, 2026
2021–22 through 2024–25 school spending dataJul 16, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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